House of 1,000 Dolls (1967)
"La casa de las mil muñecas" (original title)

When a vacationing couple in Tangiers run into an old friend there, they discover that he is searching for his missing girlfriend who has been kidnapped by an international gang of white ... See full summary »

Director:

Jeremy Summers

Writers:

María del Carmen Martínez Román (Spanish version), Harry Alan Towers (english version)

Stars:

Vincent Price, Martha Hyer, George Nader

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vincent Price	...	Felix Manderville
Martha Hyer	...	Rebecca
George Nader	...	Stephen Armstrong
Ann Smyrner	...	Marie Armstrong
Wolfgang Kieling	...	Inspector Emil
Sancho Gracia	...	Fernando
Maria Rohm	...	Diane
Luis Rivera	...	Paul (as Louis Rivera)
José Jaspe	...	Ahmed
Juan Olaguivel	...	Salim
Herbert Fux	...	Abdu
Yelena Samarina	...	Madame Viera
Diane Bond	...	Liza
Andrea Lascelles	...	Doll
Ursula Janis	...	Doll

Storyline

When a vacationing couple in Tangiers run into an old friend there, they discover that he is searching for his missing girlfriend who has been kidnapped by an international gang of white slavers. Nader investigates but before he can come up with anything, his friend is murdered. Meanwhile, nightclub magician Price and his mentalist partner continue their nefarious activities--they hypnotize and kidnap young women for the white slavers, and spirit them to the "House of 1000 Dolls."

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Plot Keywords:

kidnapping

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Taglines:

Here are the SHOCKING FACTS discovered within the...

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Spain West Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 March 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

House of 1000 Dolls

Filming Locations:

Ceuta, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 15,030,100 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film Produktion, Producciones Cinematográficas Hispamer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rupert Davies was cast in a major supporting role but was replaced before filming.

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Goofs

When the henchmen are pursuing Stephen Armstrong at the docks, several boats have Spanish names, even though the movie is supposed to be set in Tunisia.

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Connections

Edited into Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 10 (2007)

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Soundtracks

"House of a Thousand Dolls"
Written by Don Black (words) and Mark London (music)
Performed by Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers

User Reviews

Let this my verdict be, baby...

For bargain-basement Bond and a not-unpleasant 90 minutes, you could do a lot worse than "Dolls." It was made right on the cusp between naughty and not-so-naughty exploitation. Nobody drops a bra, but, junior, you can tell the industry is just a step away from barin' the babes and bustin' loose those free-love vibes.

Plot is pretty standard: We've got a married couple getting ensnared by a white-slavery racket in Tangiers (location filming, by the way). It's got old pros Vincent Price and Martha Hyer in on the intrigue, and George Nader shaking off Rock Hudson long enough to fly over the pond and put this one away.

Mostly, it's all about beautiful babes swingin' their way through the swingin' '60s - and some of the most sluggish, haphazard and least- exciting fistfights you'll see in a long time. Maybe this is the key: It's a Spanish-German co-production. So... in Europe, the women are gorgeous but the stuntmen move like they're encased in slowly hardening lucite. Lotta hollering, too.

It's one of those odd movies that may leave you thinking: They need a dab more violence here. And less hollering.

And that closing song: EEEeeeee-Yowwww!!!